The Nya Sverige Handelsföretag, or New Sweden Trading Company is looking for a business partner to help protect them on the rough seas of the Caribbean.
This group will preferably be of the Danmark-Norge alliance or, of course, from the esteemed nation of Sweden. These captains will need to be good, battle-hardened, and ready to beat to quarters without fear of defeat.
Please contact me if anyone is interested to become a well payed business partner of our trading company. Much action will be in store for the small but great nations of Danmark, Norge, och Sverige.

I am still worried about Captains who focus on combat will be more powerful and have more power than those who trade. I love to fight and sea combat is great, but I would l hate to see trading become a mediocre way to bring in fame, glory, and money.
I just want there to be viable options and incentives for people to choose to trade.

Den Nya Sverige Handelsföretag har en Enjin website!
http://newswedentrading.enjin.com
Go Check Out the Official Website of the New Sweden Trading Company, the Official Trading Company of Scandinavian Enterprises!

I am pretty sure that setting one's nation will be restricted to the beginning of the game or going to another port, which will be near impossible as all nations are at war, and swear fealty to that nation and start all the way at the bottom of the ranks.
Correct me if I am wrong but I think that is how it works, one cannot just switch to neutral mid-game to be safe. I also hope that traders that pick a nation will receive bonuses when selling between those countries' ports, or selling those countries' goods.

Privateering in-game will simply be swearing allegiance to a given country at the beginning of the game, correct? Because this will then give you the right to sink any ship bearing your enemies flag, right?